Mathematics Placement Exam (MPE)

The Mathematics Placement Exam is an exam created by Missouri Western faculty using institutional data to more accurately place students into courses that they will have a higher opportunity to succeed in.

Once you have your G-number, you can access our integrated learning environment that will give you access to video tutorials and on-line homework sets to help prepare for the Mathematics Placement Exam. You may also want to try our Sample Mathematics Placement Exam

Go to placement.missouriwestern.edu. The Mathematics Placement Exam is a proctored exam, so you do not have direct access to it. However you do have access to the Sample Mathematics Placement Exam and also the full range of possible questions that can be asked on the Mathematics Placement Exam.

A four function calculator along with a piece of paper and special instructions will be made available during the Mathematics Placement Exam. No other calculators or electronic devices are permissible during the exam.

If you have a documented disability with the Accessibility Resource Center, ARC, for which you receive testing accommodations at Missouri Western, you must request the accommodation(s) prior to testing. To ensure that your accommodations are met, a copy of your accessibility plan must be given to Deb Smith in Agenstein Hall 140 at least 24 hours prior to your testing appointment. For any questions, please contact the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Physics at 816-271-4288.

Within 10 minutes of the end of your exam, an email will be sent to your school email detailing what score you received. When you receive a placement score that grants you access to enroll in a course, your registration restrictions will be removed by 8pm that night. This will be expedited during registration days to allow visiting students to register before returning home.

A student who scores between 0%-39% has the choice to retake the Mathematics Placement Exam, or enroll in MAT081.
A student who receives between a 40%-69% on the Placement test will be allowed to enroll in MAT110E.
A student who receives a grade of 70%-100% will be allowed to register in MAT110, MAT112, or MAT116.